Bird Dawgs Fall 6-5 in Series Finale, Head into All-Star Break at 26-31

July 12, 2026 - KINSTON, N.C. - The Down East Bird Dawgs rallied in the final inning but could not complete the comeback, leaving the tying run stranded on third in a 6-5 loss to the New York Boulders at Historic Grainger Stadium Sunday night, splitting the six-game series and heading into the All-Star break at 26-31. New York grabbed a 1-0 lead on a Jason Agresti RBI single in the first before LaPread tied it with an RBI double in the bottom half. The Boulders went back in front with a John Schroeder RBI... Full Story

Bird Dawgs Erupt in Eighth to Take 3-2 Series Lead over Boulders

July 11, 2026 - KINSTON, NC - After a two-hour rain delay pushed first pitch to 9 p.m., Axel Andueza delivered six scoreless innings and the Bird Dawgs broke the game open with four runs in the eighth to take a 5-1 victory over the New York Boulders at Historic Grainger Stadium Saturday night, moving Down East into a 3-2 series lead and improving to 26-30. Jacob Corson gave the Bird Dawgs an early edge with a solo homer to right field in the first before the game settled into a pitching duel. New York tie... Full Story

Bird Dawgs Fall, 6-1, as Boulders Even Series at Two

July 10, 2026 - KINSTON, NC - An 89-minute rain delay disrupted Wes Albert's strong start, and the New York Boulders pulled away with three runs in the eighth on back-to-back home runs to even the series at two games apiece with a 6-1 victory at Historic Grainger Stadium Friday night, dropping the Bird Dawgs to 25-30. New York struck first in the third with two runs on a Julian Boyd error-aided score and a Jason Agresti RBI groundout to lead 2-0. Jacob Corson pulled one back for Down East with an RBI sing... Full Story

Backus Walks off Boulders in Suspended Game Before New York Takes Nightcap

July 9, 2026 - KINSTON, N.C. - Colby Backus delivered a walk-off two-run single to complete a dramatic bottom-of-the-ninth rally in the resumed suspended game before the New York Boulders took the seven-inning nightcap 7-5 in the game that followed, leaving the Bird Dawgs with a 2-1 series lead at 25-29 after a wild evening at Historic Grainger Stadium. Game One (Resumed) After more than 24 hours on pause with New York leading 7-5, the Bird Dawgs came to bat in the bottom of the ninth needing two runs to... Full Story

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